Tuesday, 25 August 2009

wordspy

cool site for new words

http://www.wordspy.com/

today there's

Wikipedia kid
n. A student who has poor research skills and lacks the ability to think critically.

intexticated
adj. Preoccupied by reading or sending text messages, particularly while driving a car.—intexticating pp.—intextication n.

frequency illusion
n. The tendency to notice instances of a particular phenomenon once one starts to look for it, and to therefore believe erroneously that the phenomenon occurs frequently.

SPF creep
n. The gradual increase in sun protection factor (SPF) numbers in sunscreens and some cosmetic products.

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